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Definition of 'stock' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) stock
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.

2.  stock
a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use.

3.  stock
a theatrical stock company.

4.  stock
the work or business of such a company; repertory.

5.  stock
the shares of a particular company or corporation.

6.  stock
a stock certificate.

7.  stock
(formerly) a tally or stick used in transactions between a debtor and a creditor.

8.  stock
in grafting, a stem in which the bud or scion is inserted.

9.  stock
a stem, tree, or plant that furnishes slips or cuttings.

10.  stock
the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant, as distinguished from roots and branches.

11.  stock
the type from which a group of animals or plants has been derived.

12.  stock
a race or other related group of animals or plants.

13.  stock
the person from whom a given line of descent is derived; the original progenitor.

14.  stock
a line of descent; a tribe, race, or ethnic group.

15.  stock
a category consisting of language families that, because of resemblances in grammatical structure and vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin.

16.  stock
any grouping of related languages.

17.  stock
the handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.

18.  stock
the wooden or metal piece to which the barrel and mechanism of a rifle are attached.

19.  stock
a part of an automatic weapon, as a machine gun, similar in position or function.

20.  stock
a dull or stupid person.

21.  stock
something lifeless or senseless.

22.  stock
the main upright part of anything, esp. a supporting structure.

23.  stock
stocks,

24.  stock
a former instrument of punishment consisting of a framework with holes for securing the ankles and, sometimes, the wrists, used to expose an offender to public derision.

25.  stock
a frame in which a horse or other animal is secured in a standing position for shoeing or for a veterinary operation.

26.  stock
the frame on which a boat rests while under construction.

27.  stock
a vertical shaft forming part of a rudder and controlling the rudder's movement.

28.  stock
a transverse piece of wood or metal near the ring on some anchors.

29.  stock
the raw material from which something is made.

30.  stock
the broth from boiled meat, fish, or poultry, used in soups and sauces.

31.  stock
any of several plants belonging to the genus Matthiola, of the mustard family, esp. M. incana, having fragrant flowers in a variety of colors.

32.  stock
the portion of a deck of cards left on the table to be drawn from as occasion requires.

33.  stock
Archaic. a stocking.

34.  stock
Obs. the frame of a plow to which the share, handles, etc., are attached.

35. (adj.) stock
kept regularly on hand, as for use or sale; staple; standard.

36.  stock
having as one's job the care of a concern's goods.

37.  stock
of the common or ordinary type; commonplace.

38.  stock
pertaining to or designating the breeding and raising of livestock.

39.  stock
of or pertaining to the stock of a company or corporation.

40.  stock
pertaining to a theatrical stock company or its repertoire.

41.  stock
appearing in repertory:
stock players.

42. (v.t.) stock
to furnish with a stock or supply.

43.  stock
to furnish with livestock.

44.  stock
to lay up in store, as for future use.

45.  stock
to fasten to or provide with a stock, as a rifle or plow.

46.  stock
to put in the stocks as a punishment.

47. (v.i.) stock
to lay in a stock of something (often fol. by up).

48.  stock
to make an inventory of stock on hand.

49.  stock
to appraise resources or prospects.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; OE stoc(c) stump, stake, c. ON stokkr tree trunk)

Definition of 'stock' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) stock
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
"he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"

2. (noun) stock, inventory
the merchandise that a shop has on hand
"they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"

3. (noun) stock, gunstock
the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
"the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"

4. (noun) stock certificate, stock
a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
"the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"

5. (noun) store, stock, fund
a supply of something available for future use
"he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"

6. (noun) lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"

7. (noun) breed, strain, stock
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

8. (noun) broth, stock
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
"she made gravy with a base of beef stock"

9. (noun) stock
the reputation and popularity a person has
"his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"

10. (noun) stock, caudex
persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

11. (noun) stock
a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

12. (noun) stock, gillyflower
any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

13. (noun) Malcolm stock, stock
any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

14. (noun) stock
lumber used in the construction of something
"they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"

15. (noun) stock
the handle end of some implements or tools
"he grabbed the cue by the stock"

16. (noun) neckcloth, stock
an ornamental white cravat

17. (adj) livestock, stock, farm animal
any animals kept for use or profit

18. (adj) banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
"bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

19. (adj) stock
routine
"a stock answer"

20. (verb) standard, stock
regularly and widely used or sold
"a standard size"; "a stock item"

21. (verb) stock, carry, stockpile
have on hand
"Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

22. (verb) stock
equip with a stock
"stock a rifle"

23. (verb) stock
supply with fish
"stock a lake"

24. (verb) stock
supply with livestock
"stock a farm"

25. (verb) stock, buy in, stock up
amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
"let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"

26. (verb) stock
provide or furnish with a stock of something
"stock the larder with meat"

27. (verb) sprout, stock
put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
"the plant sprouted early this year"


Definition of 'stock' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) stock
a supply
Stocks of chicken feed are running low.

2.  stock
the goods available in a store
I'll see if we have any more of these in stock.; If the item you want is out of stock we will order it.

3.  stock
a flavored liquid used in cooking
chicken/vegetable/beef stock

4.  stock
the value of all the shares of a company, or one share of this value
The company's stock went up.; stocks and bonds

5. (verb) stock
to have in a store available for people to buy
We stock most brands of digital camera.


Definition of 'stock' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) stock
used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock sermon

2. (noun) stock
the stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk

3. (noun) stock
the stem or branch in which a graft is inserted

4. (noun) stock
a block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post

5. (noun) stock
hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense

6. (noun) stock
the principal supporting part; the part in which others are inserted, or to which they are attached

7. (noun) stock
the wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or like firearm are secured; also, a long, rectangular piece of wood, which is an important part of several forms of gun carriage

8. (noun) stock
the handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring; a bitstock; a brace

9. (noun) stock
the block of wood or metal frame which constitutes the body of a plane, and in which the plane iron is fitted; a plane stock

10. (noun) stock
the wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor

11. (noun) stock
the support of the block in which an anvil is fixed, or of the anvil itself

12. (noun) stock
a handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws; a diestock

13. (noun) stock
the part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness. See Counterfoil

14. (noun) stock
the original progenitor; also, the race or line of a family; the progenitor of a family and his direct descendants; lineage; family

15. (noun) stock
money or capital which an individual or a firm employs in business; fund; in the United States, the capital of a bank or other company, in the form of transferable shares, each of a certain amount; money funded in government securities, called also the public funds; in the plural, property consisting of shares in joint-stock companies, or in the obligations of a government for its funded debt; -- so in the United States, but in England the latter only are called stocks, and the former shares

16. (noun) stock
same as Stock account, below

17. (noun) stock
supply provided; store; accumulation; especially, a merchant's or manufacturer's store of goods; as, to lay in a stock of provisions

18. (noun) stock
domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm; as, a stock of cattle or of sheep, etc.; -- called also live stock

19. (noun) stock
that portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required; a bank

20. (noun) stock
a thrust with a rapier; a stoccado

21. (noun) stock
a covering for the leg, or leg and foot; as, upper stocks (breeches); nether stocks (stockings)

22. (noun) stock
a kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck; as, a silk stock

23. (noun) stock
a frame of timber, with holes in which the feet, or the feet and hands, of criminals were formerly confined by way of punishment

24. (noun) stock
the frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building

25. (noun) stock
red and gray bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings

26. (noun) stock
any cruciferous plant of the genus Matthiola; as, common stock (Matthiola incana) (see Gilly-flower); ten-weeks stock (M. annua)

27. (noun) stock
an irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone

28. (noun) stock
a race or variety in a species

29. (noun) stock
in tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see Person), as trees, chains of salpae, etc

30. (noun) stock
the beater of a fulling mill

31. (noun) stock
a liquid or jelly containing the juices and soluble parts of meat, and certain vegetables, etc., extracted by cooking; -- used in making soup, gravy, etc

32. (verb) stock
to lay up; to put aside for future use; to store, as merchandise, and the like

33. (verb) stock
to provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply; as, to stock a warehouse, that is, to fill it with goods; to stock a farm, that is, to supply it with cattle and tools; to stock land, that is, to occupy it with a permanent growth, especially of grass

34. (verb) stock
to suffer to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more previous to sale, as cows

35. (verb) stock
to put in the stocks


Translation of 'stock' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc
Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: voorraad Arabic flag Arabic: مُتَوَفِّر ، غَيْر مُتَوَ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: наличност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: estoque Czech flag Czech: zásoba; sklad German flag German: der Vorrat
Danish flag Danish: lager Greek flag Greek: απόθεμα Spanish flag Spanish: existencias, stock
Estonian flag Estonian: kaubatagavara, ladu Farsi flag Farsi: موجودي Finnish flag Finnish: varasto
French flag French: stock Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְלַאי Hindi flag Hindi: भंडार, संचय, संग्रह
Croatian flag Croatian: roba, inventar Hungarian flag Hungarian: raktár(i készlet) Indonesian flag Indonesian: stok
Icelandic flag Icelandic: birgðir Italian flag Italian: stock, merce Japanese flag Japanese: 在庫
Korean flag Korean: 재고 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: atsargos, turimi daiktai Latvian flag Latvian: pārdošanā/izpārdots
Malay flag Malay: stok Dutch flag Dutch: voorraad Norwegian flag Norwegian: lager, beholdning
Polish flag Polish: zapas Portuguese flag Portuguese: fornecimento Romanian flag Romanian: rezervă
Russian flag Russian: запас; ассортимент Slovak flag Slovak: zásoba; sklad Slovenian flag Slovenian: zaloga
Serbian flag Serbian: zalihe Swedish flag Swedish: lager Thai flag Thai: คลังสินค้า
Turkish flag Turkish: satılık mal (stoku) Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 存貨 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: асортимент
Urdu flag Urdu: دوکان میں چیزوں کا ذخیرہ Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: kho dự trữ Chinese flag Chinese: 存货

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